Singer/Songwriter Cas Haley Interview

Audra Lowe: Well, Reggae artist Cas Haley first entered the national spotlight in
2007 as a contestant on the second season of the hit TV show
America’s Got Talent, and very quickly, he became a fan of
favorites. And he’s on our show. From that point on, things have
been growing pretty well for Cas. He’s got a new album out called
“Connection” and he’s here to talk about it, and hopefully sing for
us a little bit later, right?

Cas Haley: Yeah.

Audra Lowe: Good thing. Good to have you here.

Cas Haley: Thank you for having me.

Audra Lowe: Well, we’re going to talk about the show. You do are the runner up
on the show but you were paid a huge compliment by judge Piers
Morgan who said that you’re saying, “Walk on the moon better
than sting.”

Cas Haley: Yeah. That’s weird.

Audra Lowe: That’s unbelievable.

Cas Haley: It’s been a while.

Audra Lowe: What was going to your mind when you heard that?

Cas Haley: I was just so thankful that he didn’t ask me. It took me a lot a
process what he had actually said. I just knew that I didn’t hear any
buzzer because I was so, everything was so surreal and just didn’t
you know sort to seemed like a dream because it happen so fast
and I really didn’t plan on being on the show and that just sort of
randomly happened.

Audra Lowe: So how that too, what you decide to try out for the show then?

Cas Haley: It was a really just sort of random sequence of events that sort of
lead me there. Yeah, it was really -- I wasn’t very calculated and I
woke the morning on the auditions and I’ve got a phone call from a
good friend of mine who was helping managed my career at the
time and stuff. And he’s like, “Are you going to audition?” I was
like, “What audition?” And he was like, “The America’s Got
Talent audition.” He’s like, “How about I booked that for you and
a sort of back door audition where you don’t have to wait in line.”
And so, that’s sort of got me there. I was like -- I guess I’ll go,
since I’d obviously already told him in the past that I was going to
go and I have forgotten about it or something.

Audra Lowe: Right. Well, I hope you treat him very well still.

Cas Haley: He’s a great friend. I can always depend on him.

Audra Lowe: That’s good. That’s good.

Cas Haley: So be honest to me. So he’s a good guy.

Audra Lowe: You were offered a major deal but after America’s Got Talent and
you turned it down. I mean do tell me about this. Why did you
decided to do that?

Cas Haley: You know, it goes back to me randomly getting involved then just
not knowing what I was getting myself into and I mean how fast it
all happen, like I just need to step back and take breath and just
sort of get back to where I was. Figure what I wanted to do and
how I wanted to go about pursuing this career because I knew that
you know it means a lot to me. So I was just -- I wanted to make
sure that I did it consciously.

Audra Lowe: And you do it.

Cas Haley: Yeah, yeah.

Audra Lowe: And correct me if I’m wrong. You sign with the reggae label here
in the U.S., is that right?

Cas Haley: That’s Easy Star Records that’s based in New York City.

Audra Lowe: And so are you happy that you made decision because it sounds
like you knew exactly where you wanted to go.

Cas Haley: Yeah. I knew that -- I knew that I wanted it whatever I did, I
wanted to do really do it authentically and be a part of it and it just
-- it didn’t look like the Simon Cowell path that’s going to fit me in
the time. Which I love everybody on the show and it was a really
beautiful experience but it just -- it wasn’t feeling right at the time.

Audra Lowe: That’s great. Well, your group in Paris, Texas I know that you
were surrounded by music quite a bit, so coming up in just a little
bit. You’re going to sing something from your new album
Connections, right?

Cas Haley: Uh-huh.

Audra Lowe: Okay.

Cas Haley: I will sing Better.

Audra Lowe: Yes. Good to have you here. Congratulations!

Cas Haley: Thank you so much.

Audra Lowe: And make sure to pick up Cas Haley’s album. It’s called
Connection available now.